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24 alternatives to A little JavaScript game written in five hours (mobile-friendly)

A JavaScript game made in five hours.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A little JavaScript game written in five hours (mobile-friendly) launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IT
   I taught my little brother JS, and he made this videogame in a week▲1,079

   2019 · s-poony.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2IS
   I spent two years working on an HTML5 game. I finally released it▲515

   2012 · ektomarch.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   30 seconds of code▲252

   JS snippets that you can understand in 30 seconds or less.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   JavaScript in 14 minutes▲33

   Learn the basics of JavaScript in 14 minutes with this interactive tutorial! 😃

   2018 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   I built an extension of JavaScript in a day▲26

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Graphics.js▲93

   Made a video game in < 15 min

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Fast.js – faster reimplementations of native JavaScript functions▲323

   Faster user-land reimplementations for several common builtin native JavaScript functions. - codemix/fast.js

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   JavaScript Learning Roadmap▲13

   Master JavaScript in 30 Days—One Project at a Time!

   2025 · java-script-learning-roadmap.vercel.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mini Metroidvania in 13KB of JavaScript▲238

   As part of the annual JS13K games challenge, I've put together a pretty large (but small-in-code) Metroidvania game that fits in just 13KB of compressed Javascript. The source is available here: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;arikwex&#x2F;infernal-sigil NOTE: the current head of the main branch is at 13.6KB due to quality of life patches. The legit 13KB version is tagged in github. Useful hacks: - Using Roadroller (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;lifthrasiir&#x2F;roadroller) for compression - Compressing the map data as grayscale PNG paired with some code generation. - Using procedural…

   2022 · arineonshark.itch.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    JavaScript Air: For the Beginners▲62

    Stories and wisdom from the panel, for beginner programmers

    2016 · javascriptair.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Program and publish a game in 2 hours▲14

    canvas game, smartphone

    2020 · easylang.online · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Kilobyte's Gambit▲118

    Try beating 1024 bytes of Javascript

    2021 · vole.wtf · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Javascript30▲11

    Build 30 things in 30 days with 30 tutorials

    2016 · javascript30.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    5-Minute RPG▲115

    A quick, pure React game in the browser

    2020 · failflow.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    JavaScript for Starters: The Guide▲80

    Learning JavaScript is the best investment you can do today.

    2022 · codemarch.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Faster.js – a micro-optimizing JavaScript compiler▲89

    faster.js is a Babel plugin that compiles idiomatic Javascript to faster, micro-optimized Javascript. - vzhou842/faster.js

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A game I made in 48 hours▲85

    Hi HN, I built a small game in just 24 hours for a 64x64 pixel art lowrez game jam. The result is soko64, a tiny Sokoban game written in Dart. This project was primarily a first test for a new web game library I've been developing for Dart (Bullseye2D). I wanted to see how quickly I could build a complete, playable game with it. You can play soko64 directly in your browser: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;joemanaco.itch.io&#x2F;soko64 The source code is on GitHub: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;JochenHeizmann&#x2F;soko64 Happy to answer any questions! :)

    2019 · joemanaco.itch.io · its alternatives →

18. 18AW
    A Wiki written in 80 lines of JavaScript▲79

    2011 · wiki.pageforest.com · its alternatives →

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    BrowerQuest▲65

    A HTML5/JavaScript multiplayer game experiment

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20AJ
    A Javascript library to overcomplicate Five▲69

    2014 · jackdcrawford.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Eloquent Javascript▲20

    A modern introduction to Javascript

    2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

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    Pokemon prototype game made with JavaScript and p5.js▲75

    Pokemon game made with JavaScript + p5.js library. Contribute to JSLegendDev/Pokemon-p5js development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    An HTML endless runner under 900 lines without frameworks or libraries▲16

    My wife and I recently submitted to a mobile game jam on Newgrounds (yes, it's still around). What started as a question of whether we could do it somehow morphed into whether we could do without so many of the seemingly needless complications rampant in our respective industries. My wife thus did all the art as traditional frame-by-frame animation (no puppets or tweening) and I preceded without a game engine. I did use a pre-processor that gives JS a Lisp syntax (Parenscript), because C-syntax is gross. We hope the end result, while definitely of small scope, will serve to inspire some…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    JavaScript 101▲3

    Free 5+ hour Javascript course for Beginners

    2015 · its alternatives →

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